Q&Q speaks to Governor General's Literary Award“winning Saskatoon author Guy Vanderhaeghe about the final book in his Western trilogy, the ambitious A Good Man. Also in September, rekindling interest in history with high-profile political biographies, ... Read More »
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Novelist Graham Smith says there's no such thing as a contemporary novel A real-life talented Mr. Ripley fancies himself a Rockefeller New book traces the lineage of American punk The 2011 Moby Awards present the ... Read More »
June 6, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
There's no formula for choosing the books of the year. Some break ground, some tackle familiar themes with new energy. Some represent the best work from established authors, some introduce us to important new voices. ... Read More »
November 24, 2010 | Filed under: Books of the Year
Today's book news: Barack Obama's children's book released while his predecessor faces plagiarism accusations for his own memoir Chinese website apologizes for selling pirated e-books Grand Central Publishing launches imprint for comedian Chelsea Handler The ... Read More »
November 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
The news that e-books have topped hardcover sales at Amazon is rocking the publishing world... ... But MobyLives questions some of the figures Andrew Nikiforuk becomes The Tyee's first writer-in-residence (via Canadian Magazines) Frank Kafka ... Read More »
July 20, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
The results are in for the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, which recognizes the year's worst opening lines in various book genres, and the romance category has been all sewn up by Canadians “ the winner, ... Read More »
June 30, 2010 | Filed under: Awards
Book news pour vous: Early iPad adopters exposed to massive security breach Barbara Kingsolver wins Orange Prize Atwood to headline Frye Festival in 2011 Only female candidate for Oxford professor of poetry position withdraws from ... Read More »
June 10, 2010 | Filed under: Book links
News, shoots, and leaves: Random House weakens in backlist e-rights debate Alan Sillitoe dies at age 82 Conservative MPs shocked “ shocked! “ at less-than-truthful cover blurbs on Ignatieff book Disgraced historian Orlando Figes just ... Read More »
April 26, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Some book-related links: The catalogue pages for disgraced U.S. Governor Mark "Appalachia by way of Argentina" Sanford's (cancelled) book Meth ring uses rare comic books to launder drug money (I knew there was something wrong ... Read More »
August 25, 2009 | Filed under: Book news
For over two years, Life of Pi author Yann Martel has been sending books that have "been known to expand stillness" to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Beginning with Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich ... Read More »
June 10, 2009 | Filed under: Book news